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Hey man, I’m 23 and have been stuttering my whole life. I was genuinely afraid of social interactions outside of my friend group and after high school I became severely depressed. The #1 thing that ha...

I’m sorry you’re struggling! It was really tough for me when I was your age. My parents also dismissed me and had this idea it would just go away and it never did. Please please PLEASE remember, peop...

My brother used to have a very aggressive stutter all through high school. He used to refuse to answer the phone. Now he has a job where he’s on the phone 7 hours a day. His stutter still comes back o...

Being a young man with a stutter is tough. I am 53 years old now. I think back to my younger self and just want to give my younger self a hug. I have stuttered all my life. I know the fear associated ...

Sorry to hear you’re struggling, man. Bottom line- stuttering is shit. I’m 34 and it still affects me in my daily life- prime example, I just picked up a script at the chemist and agonised about havin...

If he was getting uncomfortable, then it is his problem. You were not causing any discomfort, you were struggling and that is okay. However, it is illegal for the company to fire you because you stutt...

Nobody speaks perfectly. I was able to achieve fluency over 20 years ago. I was in my mid-20s when I did it. For me it was about finding the right speech therapist and putting in the work. Do I sti...

I think I posted on the entire post but Abilify has totally helped me. I’ve been taking it for about three months and I have had positive experiences. That on top of speech therapy and forcing myself ...

Hi guys! As I’ve promised, I would come back with updates. I’m on 6mg of Abilify and it’s worked wonders for more. Taking Abilify on top of forcing myself to strike up conversation every day (yes, eve...

the only opioid I've tried is tramadol and it made me so relaxed I became almost fluent. Stimulants on the other hand (amphetamine, mephedrone, mdma) most of the time made it harder for me to talk, so...

Depends on which ADHD med. Stimulant medications improve my stutter somewhat. I have the same effect of talking more = noticing I stutter more, but overall, I think I’m able to speak fluently for long...

I’m on vyvanse I notice I stutter less on it but once it’s wears off at night my speech reverts back to what it normally is. I think the reason I stutter a lil less on the stuff is cos it quietens my ...

ADA letter finally acknowledged by employer at almost a year in, meeting Tuesday what do I do??

ADA letter finally acknowledged by employer at almost a year in, meeting Tuesday what do I do?? \[This is a throwaway account that includes a TL;DR toward the end but I need to get this out. If anyone...

I take dexamfetamine tentin too, got diagnosed in march and tried a lot of different medication/doses but I feel like this has the least impact on my blocks, ritalin was definitely worse. I'm glad it'...

I have ADHD and used Adderall with no stuttering increase....

I don't have experience with ADHD meds but I started an SSRI and during the initial 3 months my stutter got worse. Then the doctor (incorrectly) upped my dosage and the stutter was still bad. Now afte...

Yes I just started taking ADHD meds and I have noticed my stutter is worse. But being able to focus on task > stuttering less. The amount of talking I do has NOT changed at all. My psychiatrist al...

Helpless

Helpless I honestly feel so helpless. My stuttering has gotten so much worse, whether it be individual or in social situations. I was in speech therapy before but I don’t think had much of an impact. ...

I worked at dish network in sales and they offered to give me a booth away from other people so I had less people around and wouldn’t feel embarrassed. They were very supportive....

Great question. I got a sense that over the years, as you get more confident in your role as doctors it gives you so much mofee confidence in yourself, that you get less and less anxious to speak. I n...